Patient perspectives on elective orthopaedic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison between patients from different ethnic backgrounds

CONCLUSION: The delay in surgery due to the pandemic has had a devastating impact on patients awaiting operations. The variation in pain and anxiety levels between ethnic groups must be addressed when redesigning services to avoid discrepancies in postoperative clinical outcomes. Patients in BAME groups are more likely to postpone their operation, which may lead to further health deterioration, psychosocial and socio-economic consequences, and poorer clinical outcomes following surgery. The thoughts, feelings and concerns of all must be considered when redesigning services to prevent health inequalities between patients from different backgrounds.PMID:34939846 | DOI:10.1308/rcsann.2021.0189

Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - December 23, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: H Hodgson R Golmohamad A Gulati H Pandit J Palan P Giannoudis A Howard Source Type: research